Reading Series Spring 2008: Reading, George Saunders
Wednesday, April 16 6:30 p.m.Reisinger AuditoriumFREEGeorge Saunders is the author of the short story collections Pastoralia, Civil War Land in Bad Decline (both New York Times Notable Books) and In Persuasion Nation. Civil War Land in Bad Decline was a Finalist for the PEN/Hemingway Award. In Persuasion Nation was one of three finalists for the 2006 STORY Prize for best short story collection of the year. Saunders is also the author of the novella-length illustrated fable, The Brief and Frightening Reign of Phil, the New York Times bestselling children's book, The Very Persistent Gappers of Frip, illustrated by Lane Smith, (which has won major children's literature prizes in Italy and the Netherlands), and, most recently, a book of essays, The Brain Dead Megaphone. His work has been translated into many languages, and has appeared in the O’Leary, Best American Short Stories, Best Non-Required Reading, and Best American Travel Writing anthologies. In support of his books, he has appeared on The Charlie Rose Show and Late Night with David Letterman. In 2001, Saunders was selected by Entertainment Weekly as one of the 100 top most creative people in entertainment, and by The New Yorker in 2002, as one of the best writers 40 and under. In 2006, he was awarded a Guggenheim Fellowship and named a MacArthur Fellow. He teaches in the Creative Writing Program at Syracuse University.For more information please call (914) 395-2412.
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